CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rochester

Michigan · 7,130 residents · 3.83 sq mi

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With 7,130 people, Rochester is a city in Michigan. This is an unusually credentialed place: 39% of adults have a four-year degree. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 13.2%. That is roughly 16% ahead of the Michigan median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

39% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,130

−32%vs 2000

vs 10,467 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(463)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(413)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143%(216)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(347)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(640)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.1%(1,791)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(1,212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(678)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(534)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(483)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(287)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,926

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,107

−46%vs 2000

vs $36,989 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,400

−51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $245,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$523

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $633 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.7%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

51.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(9,537)

Black2.2%(231)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(176)

Asian3.7%(386)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(6,860)

Black1%(69)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(85)

Asian2.2%(154)

Other0.7%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(164)

South American0.1%(17)

Argentine0.1%(12)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Peruvian0%(5)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese3%(382)

Asian Indian2.5%(328)

Korean1.3%(168)

Filipino0.5%(69)

Japanese0.4%(54)

Vietnamese0.1%(17)

Pakistani0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German19.8%(2,563)

Irish12.5%(1,614)

English12%(1,547)

Italian11%(1,418)

Polish9.7%(1,249)

American3.9%(500)

Arab3%(387)

Scottish2.3%(301)

Hungarian1.7%(226)

Lebanese1.5%(192)

French1.4%(178)

Russian1.3%(171)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

British1.1%(144)

Syrian1%(132)

Swedish1%(130)

Slovak0.9%(119)

French Canadian0.9%(118)

Belgian0.9%(115)

Dutch0.8%(106)

Norwegian0.7%(89)

Canadian0.7%(87)

Croatian0.5%(71)

Welsh0.5%(71)

Lithuanian0.5%(70)

Romanian0.5%(68)

Macedonian0.5%(67)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(67)

Iranian0.4%(53)

Austrian0.4%(50)

Finnish0.4%(50)

Ukrainian0.4%(46)

Danish0.3%(37)

Armenian0.3%(36)

Australian0.3%(36)

Czech0.2%(30)

Portuguese0.2%(25)

Swiss0.2%(25)

Egyptian0.2%(23)

Brazilian0.1%(19)

Greek0.1%(19)

Palestinian0.1%(18)

Subsaharan African0.1%(14)

Iraqi0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.1%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.7%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 20.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.4%(1,840)

Married52.7%(2,737)

Widowed3%(156)

Divorced8.8%(458)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(1,635)

Married51.6%(2,841)

Widowed10.2%(559)

Divorced8.6%(471)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 86.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(84)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(90)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.6%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.2%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 392 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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